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Automated Builder 2003 Editorial Feature Index Following is an index of feature articles that appeared in Some firms operate more than one type of business. In the January through December 2003 editions of Automated this index they are classified according to article content. Builder. Key: The Roman numerals in parentheses before Back issues and reprints of articles are available from each article indicate the type of in-plant producer described Automated Builder while supplies last. If the requested in the article. (7) Production Builder, (7) Panelized Home editions are more than six months old they can be more Manufacturer, (177) HUD-Code Home Producer, (/V) easily obtained from Automated Builder’s microfilm service Modular Home Builder, (V) Component Manufacturer, (VI) at: Proquest Info/Learning, 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI Commercial Modular (Special Unit) Builder, (VIZ) Builder/ 48106. PH: 800-521-0600. Dealer. January 2003, Vol. 40, No. 1 On the cover: Catalina Duplexes Are Modulars trom Silvercrest/ April, Vol. 40, No. 4 Western. SIP Pioneer Korwall Says Its Tough to Beat SIPs. On the cover: Barvista Rolls Out First Modular Home: AB’s Best Modern Building Systems Helps Create Building Code in China. Seller Homes, the Manorwood: Mach 10 Media Markets Dolce Zomeworks Seeks Energy Breakthrough. Vita MH Community. ABC Ninth Annual Convention, Pt. II, 8. IBS Show Product Review, Pt. II. 8 Zomeworks Solar Technology Aims at Products, 15. (IV) Nelson Homes: Canada’s Complete Builder, 11 ()(1)(TV) AB Annual State of the Industry Report, 20. AB US Housing Market Map 2002, 12. Duke Solar Has Energy Solutions, 38. Alpine Speed Cut Delivers Productivity, 14. AB 2003 Cruise: An American Voyage, 39. (II) UIT)(IV) Best Seller Homes Showcase 2003, 17. AB Annual Buyers Guide 2003, 40. (VI) MBI Recognizes Innovative Designs, 20. (11)Silvercrest: Small Builders’ Secret Weapon, 12. (IV) Barvista Homes Hits $1 Million in 2 Months, 22. (11)Korwall: SIPs tor Performance, 23. Sell The Home, Initiate The Mortgage, 24A (V)Ameri-Fab Stepping Toward Success, 37. USA Research Report: AB Delivers, 24 (IIT) Marketing an MH Community Image, 26. February , Vol. 40, Vol. 2 AEDs and Cardiac Arrest in the Workplace, 28 On the cover: Penn Lyon Homes’ Modular Mansion; Minnesota (VI) Modern Building Systems’ Park Ree Buildings, 29 Union Builders Blazes Trail for Modular Industry: Whitely (17) Enertia Building Systems Eliminates HVAC, 38 Matches Home Town Ambience. Lindsay Scores Again with Steel Jeld-Wen Offers Windows, Doors, 40. Floor. (IV) Minnesota Union Builders a Modular Fountainhead, 8. May, Vol;. 40, No. 5 ADT/Viking Provides The Panel Machinery, 12. On the cover: Penn Lyons’ Gladstone a Best Seller; Don O. (V) ICS Panel System Promises Better Thermal Envelope, 14. Carlson Presents Mind Opening Award to Carp Building’s Bill 39th Anniversary Issue--The Most Significant Factors in Factory- Carpenter: I-Joist demand Triples in 10 Years: Yale Graduate Built Housing Over Past 39 Years, 16. Complex Wins MBI Top Honors. (ZV) Whitely Modular Builds to Match Walla Walla, WA, 18. (VI) MBI 21st Convention Showcases Commercial Buildings, 8. (ZV) Penn Lyon Homes Builds $7 Million Mansion, 20. (VI) 2003 MBI Awards of Excellence, 10. (VI) MBI Annual Meeting Set for March 9-11, 22. (VI) Carp Building Systems Wins AB Mind Opening Award, 15 Lindsay Floor for HUD-Code and Modulars, 28. Sell The Home, Initiate The Mortgage (Midwest edition), 24A. (111) MHI Congress Set for April 22-24, 34. The 7 Segments of Industrialized Housing, 24. AB Scenic Cruise on Columbia River, 37. (V)I-Joist Demand Triples in 10 Years, 26. (7) Canadian Manufactured Housing Celebrates 50th Anniver- (IV) Integrity Building Systems Opens New Plant, 28. sary, 38. Special Product Focus: Engineered Wood, 29. (MI) TID)IV) Best Seller Homes, Pt. II, 34. March, Vol. 40, No. 3 (IV) 29 Modular Housing Manufacturers Report $771 Million On the cover: Genesis Homes Presents Cottage Model: IBS GSV, 38 Draws Record Crowd to Las Vegas: NAHB Research Center's (IV) Genesis Americana Series Responds to Housing Needs, 16 LifeWise Home: AB Tour of Columbia River. Trex Decking & Railing Unveils New Profiles, 17. IBS Draws Record 92,000 Attendance, 8. Koskovich Co. Mini-Miser Feeds 7 Wall Panel Machines, 18. IBS Product Review, 9. Nordyne Offers 90% Efficient Gas Furnace, 20. (1V)Genesis Homes Produces Modular Solution, 12. (V) Universal Forest Products Fuels Open Joist 2000, 22. Product Focus: Hand Held Power Tools, 19. Monet DeSauw Computerized Saws Cut 50% More Wood, 32. Metlund Hot Water System, 23. (IIT) Louisville MH Show Report, 24. June, Vol. 40, No. 6 Senior Friendly LifeWise Home, 26 On the cover: Genesis World Energy Claims Fuel Cell: Atlanta AB Riverboat Cruise, 29. Mayor, Champion CEO Walter Young Open Inner City Project: (VI) AB Special Unit Production Report, 38. Chairman Dan Rolfes Presides at MHI Congress: Dr. Gary Hull (VI) 13 Special Unit Producers Report $142.3 Million GSV, 38. Warns of Building Collapse: Triad Shows New Machinery. Monet DeSauw Cutter Earns Kudos, 14. (LV) Genesis Homes Takes Step Toward Inner City Revitalization, (11) Eagles Nest Homes: More Customers. 16. 8. Trex Decking & Railing Alternative, 22. (HIT) MHI 2003 Congress Sets Record Attendance, I 1. Koskovich Co: Auto-Omni Handles The Cycles for Watford, 28. MHI Congress Product Review, 13 32 Automated Builder DECEMBER 2003 Automated Builder 2003 Editorial Feature Index Following is an index of feature articles that appeared in Some firms operate more than one type of business. In the January through December 2003 editions of Automated this index they are classified according to article content. Builder. Key: The Roman numerals in parentheses before Back issues and reprints of articles are available from each article indicate the type of in-plant producer described Automated Builder while supplies last. If the requested in the article. (7) Production Builder, (7) Panelized Home editions are more than six months old they can be more Manufacturer, (177) HUD-Code Home Producer, (/V) easily obtained from Automated Builder’s microfilm service Modular Home Builder, (V) Component Manufacturer, (VI) at: Proquest Info/Learning, 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI Commercial Modular (Special Unit) Builder, (VIZ) Builder/ 48106. PH: 800-521-0600. Dealer. January 2003, Vol. 40, No. 1 On the cover: Catalina Duplexes Are Modulars trom Silvercrest/ April, Vol. 40, No. 4 Western. SIP Pioneer Korwall Says Its Tough to Beat SIPs. On the cover: Barvista Rolls Out First Modular Home: AB’s Best Modern Building Systems Helps Create Building Code in China. Seller Homes, the Manorwood: Mach 10 Media Markets Dolce Zomeworks Seeks Energy Breakthrough. Vita MH Community. ABC Ninth Annual Convention, Pt. II, 8. IBS Show Product Review, Pt. II. 8 Zomeworks Solar Technology Aims at Products, 15. (IV) Nelson Homes: Canada’s Complete Builder, 11 ()(1)(TV) AB Annual State of the Industry Report, 20. AB US Housing Market Map 2002, 12. Duke Solar Has Energy Solutions, 38. Alpine Speed Cut Delivers Productivity, 14. AB 2003 Cruise: An American Voyage, 39. (II) UIT)(IV) Best Seller Homes Showcase 2003, 17. AB Annual Buyers Guide 2003, 40. (VI) MBI Recognizes Innovative Designs, 20. (11)Silvercrest: Small Builders’ Secret Weapon, 12. (IV) Barvista Homes Hits $1 Million in 2 Months, 22. (11)Korwall: SIPs tor Performance, 23. Sell The Home, Initiate The Mortgage, 24A (V)Ameri-Fab Stepping Toward Success, 37. USA Research Report: AB Delivers, 24 (IIT) Marketing an MH Community Image, 26. February , Vol. 40, Vol. 2 AEDs and Cardiac Arrest in the Workplace, 28 On the cover: Penn Lyon Homes’ Modular Mansion; Minnesota (VI) Modern Building Systems’ Park Ree Buildings, 29 Union Builders Blazes Trail for Modular Industry: Whitely (17) Enertia Building Systems Eliminates HVAC, 38 Matches Home Town Ambience. Lindsay Scores Again with Steel Jeld-Wen Offers Windows, Doors, 40. Floor. (IV) Minnesota Union Builders a Modular Fountainhead, 8. May, Vol;. 40, No. 5 ADT/Viking Provides The Panel Machinery, 12. On the cover: Penn Lyons’ Gladstone a Best Seller; Don O. (V) ICS Panel System Promises Better Thermal Envelope, 14. Carlson Presents Mind Opening Award to Carp Building’s Bill 39th Anniversary Issue--The Most Significant Factors in Factory- Carpenter: I-Joist demand Triples in 10 Years: Yale Graduate Built Housing Over Past 39 Years, 16. Complex Wins MBI Top Honors. (ZV) Whitely Modular Builds to Match Walla Walla, WA, 18. (VI) MBI 21st Convention Showcases Commercial Buildings, 8. (ZV) Penn Lyon Homes Builds $7 Million Mansion, 20. (VI) 2003 MBI Awards of Excellence, 10. (VI) MBI Annual Meeting Set for March 9-11, 22. (VI) Carp Building Systems Wins AB Mind Opening Award, 15 Lindsay Floor for HUD-Code and Modulars, 28. Sell The Home, Initiate The Mortgage (Midwest edition), 24A. (111) MHI Congress Set for April 22-24, 34. The 7 Segments of Industrialized Housing, 24. AB Scenic Cruise on Columbia River, 37. (V)I-Joist Demand Triples in 10 Years, 26. (7) Canadian Manufactured Housing Celebrates 50th Anniver- (IV) Integrity Building Systems Opens New Plant, 28. sary, 38. Special Product Focus: Engineered Wood, 29. (MI) TID)IV) Best Seller Homes, Pt. II, 34. March, Vol. 40, No. 3 (IV) 29 Modular Housing Manufacturers Report $771 Million On the cover: Genesis Homes Presents Cottage Model: IBS GSV, 38 Draws Record Crowd to Las Vegas: NAHB Research Center's (IV) Genesis Americana Series Responds to Housing Needs, 16 LifeWise Home: AB Tour of Columbia River. Trex Decking & Railing Unveils New Profiles, 17. IBS Draws Record 92,000 Attendance, 8. Koskovich Co. Mini-Miser Feeds 7 Wall Panel Machines, 18. IBS Product Review, 9. Nordyne Offers 90% Efficient Gas Furnace, 20. (1V)Genesis Homes Produces Modular Solution, 12. (V) Universal Forest Products Fuels Open Joist 2000, 22. Product Focus: Hand Held Power Tools, 19. Monet DeSauw Computerized Saws Cut 50% More Wood, 32. Metlund Hot Water System, 23. (IIT) Louisville MH Show Report, 24. June, Vol. 40, No. 6 Senior Friendly LifeWise Home, 26 On the cover: Genesis World Energy Claims Fuel Cell: Atlanta AB Riverboat Cruise, 29. Mayor, Champion CEO Walter Young Open Inner City Project: (VI) AB Special Unit Production Report, 38. Chairman Dan Rolfes Presides at MHI Congress: Dr. Gary Hull (VI) 13 Special Unit Producers Report $142.3 Million GSV, 38. Warns of Building Collapse: Triad Shows New Machinery. Monet DeSauw Cutter Earns Kudos, 14. (LV) Genesis Homes Takes Step Toward Inner City Revitalization, (11) Eagles Nest Homes: More Customers. 16. 8. Trex Decking & Railing Alternative, 22. (HIT) MHI 2003 Congress Sets Record Attendance, I 1. Koskovich Co: Auto-Omni Handles The Cycles for Watford, 28. MHI Congress Product Review, 13 32 Automated Builder DECEMBER 2003 Tech Consortium Claims Fuel Cell Breakthrough, 16. PFS Corp. Electronic Plan Review Is a Better Way, 40. Triad Expo Highlights Product Line, 18. James Hardie Reveals New Training Materials, 41. (IV) RCM Modular Aims at American Market, 20. Stertil-KONI Mobile Lifts Debut in Mod/HUD Market, 23. October, Vol. 40, No. 10 (IV) Preferred Homes Suitable for Placement (eastern edition), 24. On the cover: Jim Clayton Keynoter at ABC 10th Annual Sell The Home, Initiate The Mortgage (selected states), 24. Convention: Mantex Ultratex Panel tailored to Needs; Canada’s Buying Online--The Next New Thing?, 26. Winalta Opens Indiana Modular Plant. AB’s Columbia River Tour, 31. Ultratex by Mantex Multi-Purpose Panel, 8. (I)UID)\TV) Best Seller Homes, Pt. TH, 34. (IV) Canada and US Winalta Staffers Build Customized Mod The Collapse of Building, Pt. I, 36. Homes, 12. 2004 AB Editorial Schedule, 15. July, Vol. 40, No. 7. AB Celebrates 40th Anniversary Next February, 16. On the cover: Signature Specializes in Custom Modulars: Simpson Strong-Tie’s Stockton Facility Houses The Future, 26. Desden’s Steel System Goes Commercial: Sun Building Systems (11) Alman Homes Sets Sights on West Coast Market, 28. Fields Top Execs: Koskovich Auto-Omni Print-Outs Guide Wages. (111) HUD-Code Home Producers Report $4.29 Billion GSV, 36. (IT) Dresden Sells Strong Steel System, 8. ANSI Standard Defeated by Schools/MBI Coalition, 39. (IIT) MHI Presents Industry Awards, 11. (IT) Zero Energy MH Testing Aims at Energy Costs, 40. (IV) Signature Opts for Custom Building, 14. NEXTEL Wireless Phones Keep Personnel on The Slab, 24. (TV) Sun Building’s New Ownership Returns to Single-Family Nordyne’s Medallion Series Covers HVAC Needs, 38. Home Building, 20. (IIT) NCMH Show Set for Charlotte, 26. November, Vol. 40, No. 11. ADT/Viking Open House Draws 60, 37. On the cover: JL Schwieters Uses High-Speed MiTek/PCS Wall The Collapse of Building, Pt. II, 38. Panel Lines: AK Steel Builds Concept Home with Antimicrobial (V) Marine Detachment Builds Own Home, 41. Compound by AglON: Triad Merrick Machine Co./Alpine Koskovich Auto-Omni at Load Star Creates Incentive Plan, 16. Combine BCMC Displays: Soybean-based Insulation Wins Green MiTek Wall Panel Division, A New Era for MiTek and PCS, 18. Award. Temprite PEX for Potable Water, 24. (V) Minnesota’s Schwieters Bros. Convert a Stick-Framing Alpine VIEW Software at AIA Show, 28. Company to Component Success, 8. (II)AK Steel Concept House Debuts Antimicrobial Coating, August, Vol. 40, No. 8 AglON Engineered Antimicrobial Solutions, 14. On the cover: ICC. A New Powerful Monopoly? Oak Tree Ranch BCMC 2003 Displays Its Wares, 16. Features Fast Track Foundation: 2003 ABC Convention Features AB 2004 Editorial Schedule (western edition), 24. R-Anell Plant: Home-Scape Modular Concept Based on Organic (V)2003 SETMA Conference Sets Attendance Record, 29. Design. Tri-Chord Steel System Chosen for Portland Complex, 37. Building Industry Comments on ICC Codes, 8. BioBase 501 Soy-based Foam Insulation Cuts Costs, 38. Collapse of Building, Conclusion, 10. (V) London Roof Truss Likes Auto-Omni, 20. ABC Convention Slated for Nov. 12-14, 13. (IV) Crestline Homes Offers Quality Custom Options, 24. Composite Panel Promises Disaster Prevention, 14. James Hardie Expands Factory-Built Staff, 28. (IV) Home-Scape: An Organic Design for Modulars, 16. The 7 Segments/Factory-Built Home Marketplace, 20. December, Vol. 40, No. 12 (1) (IDTV) Luxury Homes Showcase, 26. On the cover: The Automated Builder/James R. Price Achieve- Building Product Firms Must Unite for Foreign Markets, 31. ment in Housing Award Winner for 2003 is Tom Arnold. (IIT) Phoenix HUD-Code Home Infill Project, 34. Tom Arnold Named Achievement In Housing Award Winner for (VI) Portable Classroom Research on Energy Efficiency, 38. 2003, 8 (VI) NE Schools Trend Toward Modulars, 40. Prior Achievement In Housing Award Winners, 9 Mantex Announces Composite Panel, 18. (V) Wall Panels Are 200% Faster Than Stick Framing, 10 Sellick Meeting Tomorrow's Needs, 24. (IT) Louisville MH Show Resists Industry Fluctuations, 12 (IV) Genesis Homes Wins Excellence in Homes Design Award, 14 September, Vol. 40, No. 9 AB 2004 May Cruise Goes North to Alaska, 15 On the cover: BarVista Homes Modulars Building Around Golf Here Comes Fusion, 16 Course: Simpson Strong-Tie Debuts Research Center: Century 21 The Chicken Or The Egg, 18 Construction Uses U.S. Components to Panelize Urban Renewal AB 40th Anniversary Issue Arrives February 2004, 20 Project. 12 Steps to Senior Housing Sales, 22 (IV) Barvista Homes On The Road to Stunning Success, 8. Crestline Windows & Doors Reliably Serves Factory Home Simpson Strong-Tie Debuts $10 Million Research Lab, 12. Builders, 24 (V) Century 21 Construction Chooses U.S. Components for Urban AB Editorial Feature Index for 2003, 32 Renewal Project. 14. (I)UID)IV)\V) AB Top 100 In-Plant Builders Report $5.7 Billion (V) BCMC in Phoenix Preview, 30. GSV tor 2002, 36 MiTek Offers New Products at BCMC, 18. Koskovich Co. Omni-Miser Cuts Parts for Roofs and Walls, 18. Alpine Features Automation at BCMC, 20. Monet DeSauw Component Cutters Diagnose Their Own Headaches, 26. Temprite PEX Potable Water Systems, 28. DECEMBER 2003 Automated Builder